1. getaway(n = noun.attribute) pickup - the attribute of being capable of rapid acceleration; "his car has a lot of pickup"
is a kind of acceleration
2. getaway(n = noun.act) lam - a rapid escape (as by criminals); "the thieves made a clean getaway"; "after the expose he had to take it on the lam"
is a kind of escape, flight
Derived form verb get away1
1. rapid acceleration. [WordNet 1.5]
2. a rapid escape (as by criminals); as, the thieves made a clean getaway; they made their getaway in a stolen car. [WordNet 1.5]
getaway, n. an escape, esp. after committing a crime.